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100 CE – 940 CE
Kingdom of Aksum
An African trading power that minted its own coins and raised towering stelae.
Timeline
c. 100 CE
Rise of Aksum
A trading kingdom grows wealthy on Red Sea commerce.
c. 330 CE
Conversion of King Ezana
Aksum becomes one of the first states to adopt Christianity.
c. 940 CE
Decline of the kingdom
Shifting trade and climate bring the kingdom to an end.